AutoCAD Civil 3D Alternative
Looking for an alternative to Autodesk – AutoCAD Civil 3D?
Try Carlson Civil Suite!
Carlson Civil Suite is a powerful bundle made up of: Carlson Survey, Carlson Civil, Carlson Hydrology, and Carlson GIS.
These four civil-related modular programs, working together, provide the ultimate civil engineering package that will help you dramatically increase your productivity and create better designs.
No Subscription – No Yearly Fees – Fast Learning Curve – Increased Productivity
3D Designs The Civil Suite is a complete tool-set that allows you to move into 3D as needed. Get 3D intersection design, multi-baseline road networks, lot layout, storm and utility analysis and design, plus much, much more. If you can imagine it, the Carlson Civil Suite has the industry-leading software tools to make it a reality. Carlson Civil Suite has new 3D symbols in its library and 3D support in Field-to-Finish and Viewer Window. Edits to the profile can update the sewer network model. Also, the Report Formatter updates allow for more customized and better looking reports.
Road NETwork. Build all roads, intersections and cul-de-sacs in 2D and 3D with a single click of the “PROCESS” button.
SiteNET. Elevate your estimating accuracy with this intuitive layer-based surface generator and earthwork calculator.
LotNET. Quickly define an entire subdivision of lots based on an outer boundary, interior ROWs or Centerlines, and a simple set of user-defined “rules,” then pick “PROCESS” and the lots appear, defined and labeled.
The Carlson Civil Suite is designed especially for civil engineers and CAD technicians who need power and flexibility to make “short work” of even the most challenging design projects. At its foundation, Carlson Civil contains sophisticated and integrated command sets that are easy to learn, cost-effective and even fun to use!
Carlson Civil Suite Offers Choice
Purchase ONLY what you need: While Civil Suite provides a great bundle package, you can also choose to purchase individual programs, based on the demands of your business.
CAD Multi-Platform Compatibility: Carlson Civil runs on top of any AutoCAD® or Map® OR as a stand-alone with built-in IntelliCAD®
Automatic, Prompt or Manual: Carlson’s fully dynamic design environment – its trademark “networking” – means that changes made to one aspect of your design are reflected in all other related aspects
2D, 3D, or Flyover: Get true 2D, easy-to-use 3D, plus the ability to view an aerial image draped onto a surface in both the Carlson 3D Viewer and Surface 3D Flyover
Affordable, Voluntary Maintenance Programs: Carlson customers are allowed to choose to upgrade based solely on the merits of the software’s new features. There is no retirement of software.
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DETAILS
General:
CAD Platforms: AutoCAD versions 2004 and up as well as AutoCAD Map, Land Desktop and Civil3D, and IntelliCAD 7.2
Project Setup: Flexible data and settings storage
Drafting Enhancements: Handy tools for working in AutoCAD/IntelliCAD
Data Compatibility: Supports industry standard LandXML plus specific data conversions
Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, French, German, in addition to English
CAD Standards:
Draw Standard Item: Create common CAD entities with pre-defined properties
Settings Explorer: Manage all program settings from single interface
Settings Libraries: Setup tables for symbols, layers, road templates, etc.
Data Depot: Document management for workgroups and archiving
Project Sub-Folders: Custom controls of data folders by type
3D Data:
Elevate 2D to 3D: For spot elevation, polylines, contours and pads
Edit-Assign Polyline Elevations: Elevates 3D polylines using control points
3D Polyline Tools: Draw, offset, fillet and merge 3D polylines
Surfaces:
Build Surfaces: By triangulation or rectangular grids
Contouring: One step from 3D entities or from surface files
Triangulation Utilities: TIN math and offset, simplify and merge functions
Surface Manager: Change surface properties and data
3D Surface Flyover: 3D viewer with vehicle to drive over surface or follow 3D path
Slope Analysis: Slope reports and zone analysis
Grading:
Volumes: Earthwork volumes between triangulation or grid surfaces
Pad Design: Tie cut/fill slopes from pad perimeters
Cut/Fill Color Maps and Labels: Draw shaded red/blue map with labels
SiteNET: Organize surfaces by layer with subgrade adjustments
Centerlines:
Design Centerlines: Input alignments on screen or in dialog with graphics
Label Stations and Offsets: Annotate along centerline at selected points
Calculate Offsets: Reports stations and offsets for selected points along centerline
Offset Points: Create points at specified stations and offsets
Spirals: Flexible handling of most complex spiral curves
Profiles:
Create Profiles: From surfaces, screen entities, points on centerline, etc.
Quick Profile: One step profile creation with real-time updates
Input-Edit Profiles: Enter profile data in dual spreadsheet and graphics
Draw Profiles: Draws profiles on grids or plan-profile sheets
Profiles To 3D: Create points and 3D polylines from profiles
Sections:
Create Sections: From surfaces, screen entities, points, etc.
Quick Sections: One step creation of sections
Draw Sections: In vertical stack or sheets
Input-Edit Sections: Enter section data in dual spreadsheet and graphics
Sections to 3D: Create points and 3D polylines from sections
Mass Haul: Diagrams and Analysis
Section Volumes: By end areas method
Road Design:
Template Design: Detailed yet simple template design
Template Transitions: Define transitions for templates and superelevation
Road Network: Dynamic road design with intersections and cul-de-sacs
Points:
Draw Points: Draw points with settings for symbols, layers and styles
Point Groups: Point group manager to define sets of point by filters
Coordinate File History: Tracks all changes to points with report and undo functions
Fix Point Label Overlaps: Finds point label overlaps with rules to fix automatically
Point Tools: Utilities for modify point labels such as move with leader, twist and resize
Area/Layout:
Label Areas: Customized area label styles
Size Areas: Sliding side, hinged and radial from curve
Lot Manager: Definitions by point numbers
Lot Network: Size lots along alignment
Parking, Intersections and Cul-de-Sacs: Layout for linework
Annotation:
Angle & Distance Labels: Flexible routines to label linework
Curve Labels: Label curve data in stack, along arc or in table
Mapping Labels: Routines to create typical plat labels
Linetypes: Draw special linetype